Little Para River
River in South Australia, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Little Para River is a seasonal creek running across the Adelaide Plains in the Australian state of South Australia, whose catchment fills reservoirs that supply some of the water needs of Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
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Little Para | |
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Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
Etymology | Kaurna language: Pari, meaning "a stream of flowing water" |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
Region | Adelaide Plains |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Lofty Range |
• location | near Lower Hermitage |
• elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf St Vincent |
• location | Globe Derby Park |
• coordinates | 34°46′S 138°36′E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 204 m3/s (7,200 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Reservoir | Little Para Reservoir |
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